Job Title: Digital Initiatives Project Manager
FLSA Status: Exempt
Department: Project Management
Reports to: Director, Project Management
GENERAL DESCRIPTION / PURPOSE:
Senior level P.M. accountable to Plan, direct, and coordinate all assigned Projects, including customer-facing projects, IT projects, enterprise business projects, and strategic initiatives. Project Manager is accountable for the management of all activities to ensure projects are delivered on-time, on-budget, scope management, meet quality expectations, and ensures the project team is following procedures and policies; along with meeting or exceeding customer requirements and expectations. Owns project strategy and execution from customer tender or initiative intake through acceptance, implementation, and benefit realization, including stakeholder alignment, escalation management, and financial outcomes.
What they want
- Responsible for all aspects of the entire project life cycle (initiate, plan, execute, control, close) for multiple complex projects and sophisticated project schedules from customer tender through delivery and customer acceptance.
- Lead IT projects and strategic initiatives through defined intake, prioritization, planning, execution, change management, implementation, and post-launch stabilization.
- Ensure projects meet all requirements. (Technical, procedures/policy, scope, budget, and schedule)
- Communicate all variance in the project (budget, scope, schedule, and out of process/policy.
- Support and plan for machine testing, training, commissioning, and customer acceptance. Assist Engineering, Marketing, Production, and Strategic Sourcing on project cost estimates (budgetary and full project quotes) for Contract submission.
- Maintain and manage project action logs.
- Develop and maintain integrated project plans for technology deployments, system enhancements, process improvements, and strategic business initiatives.
- Works with cross functional project teams to identify risks up front and develop plans to reduce or eliminate their impact.
- Manage and communicate project cost, P&L management, and project change orders.
- Validate ERP-derived project cost estimates and exemplifies solid ERP skills to drive action.